UFC 133 Bonuses: Belfort, Evans, Ortiz Pocket $70,000 Apiece

Belfort (Pictured; file photo) walked away from the Wells Fargo
Center in Philadelphia with “Knockout of the Night” honors, while
Evans and Ortiz shared “Fight of the Night” for their exciting
light heavyweight rematch.

As none of the evening’s 11 bouts ended with a tap out, no
“Submission of the Night” bonus was issued.

UFC President Dana White announced during the event’s post-fight
press conference that welterweight Brian
Ebersole would also receive an extra $70,000 for his
first-round stoppage of scantily clad opponent Dennis
Hallman -- in White’s words, “for getting those horrifying
shorts off of TV as soon as possible.”

The 34-year-old “Phenom” Belfort turned out the lights of Yoshihiro
Akiyama in the first round, clipping the judoka with a straight
left hand before finishing the job with a flurry of punches. Though
“Sexyama” attempted to recover, Belfort’s offense was relentless,
rendering the Japanese star unconscious just 1:54 into their
middleweight bout.

Evans dominated his second encounter with Ortiz, landing sharp
combinations and slamming the former champion to the mat in the
first frame. The second stanza would bring more of the same, as
“Suga” grounded Ortiz and worked diligently from side control.
Though “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” escaped the position to his
knees, it would prove to be his undoing, as Evans crumpled Ortiz
with a knee to the body and finished the fight with punches shortly
thereafter.